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Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1315, 26 October 1883, Page 4

— 'I should have thought those persons through whose cissidions labour?, throngh whose fearless exposure of their own lives to danger, through whose never-surpassed patriotism these j'"SuUr have been brought; about — 1 -should have thought that even in their errors, if they slipped aside for a moment, their intention being undoubted, they would have been entitled to some dogree of forbearance, to some degree of respect, to something like moderation of language, even from thehon. ger+leman. Mr Gladstone next said that he lamented the language used not because , it wounded the Government, but because there was a great work in view, solemnly incumbent on every member of the House— the establishment of peace and concord between the two countries. Such speeches as. were being delivered in the House were fatal impediments to the establishment of such peace and concord. And, after dwelling upon the disastrous results of such unreasoning violence of language, Mr Gladstone concluded in the following words : — I have no right to make any request to the hon. gentleman. For me, my share, my personal interest, in these matters can only be of short duration. But were this the last t'me I should apeak in the House of Commons, not adopting the language of authoritative rebuke, to which lhave no right to aspire, I would beseech and entreat th£ hon. gentleman to question and examine himself — and I ■would say the same thing to others ■who have spoken in similar tones — to s*sk himself to the very bottom of his heart whether it is really necessary to use these inflammatory tones, and "whether we have reached a point at ■wbioh some indications have been given by Parliament that they are disposed to do well, and to substitute a fetate of peace and friendship for the painful inheritance of the past ; and to apk himself, if so, whether be will not himself, become a participator in the •wo»fe-6f peace, and instead of provoking and stirring up animosities on this ""■fcfde'trf the water to come into conflic: "with animosities upon the - other, ""/hether it would not be better to put some curb on expressions which I do not ascribe to anything more than an unrestrained outflow of sentimrnts — I have no doubt honestly entertained and upright in their aim — whether he •would not lact more wisely, and more justly, and certainly more in the interests of bis own country with a powerful neighbour on this side of the water — whether he would not act more in her interest if ho would endeavour iio introduce into these deliberations something of that spirit of gentleness and moderation, of that restraint of language which is agreeable both to the traditions of this House, to the social state in which we live, to the very name of civilisation, and, I believe, to the religion which we profess 1